INDIANAPOLIS -- Head coach Rob Chudzinski is more enthusiastic about Brandon Weeden than he was a month ago, but he still isn't ready to endorse Weeden as the Browns starting quarterback.

Chudzinski met with Browns beat writers Friday morning for 30 minutes before standing at the podium an hour later to face the herd of reporters covering the NFL scouting combine. Questions about Weeden, naturally, dominated the earlier interview.

"He has a really good arm," Chudzinski said. "He can make all the throws that you need to throw. He has a good, calm poise and demeanor in the pocket. He was up and down a little bit during the season as any young quarterback, or rookie quarterback, especially, is. You see some things that are there that get you excited about him."

Weeden was 5-10 as a rookie starter. His teammates are the same -- at least for now -- but the coaching staff and system will differ from the one in which Weeden threw 14 touchdown passes and 17 interceptions. This scheme, engineered by offensive coordinator Norv Turner, is supposed to be more of an attacking offense.

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Turner has a history of helping quarterbacks succeed. He helped turn Troy Aikman into a star in Dallas, helped Brad Johnson and Gus Frerotte become Pro Bowl quarterbacks with the Redskins and coached Philip Rivers to three straight Pro Bowl seasons in San Diego,

"I have all the confidence in the world that Norv will get Brandon to improve," Chudzinski said. "Ultimately, it's going to be on Brandon or on any player what they put it into and how much they commit to it. That's going to be the difference."

One by one, the top quarterbacks in the 2013 draft walked into the media room Friday. Matt Barkley of USC, Geno Smith of West Virginia, Tyler Wilson of Arkansas, E.J. Manuel of Florida State and Mike Glennon of North Carolina State are among the best this draft has to offer, though opinions vary greatly on their value, especially that of Barkley and Smith.

Veterans quarterbacks Alex Smith of the 49ers, Matt Moore from the Dolphins and Matt Flynn from the Seahawks could be acquired by trade when the 2013 league year begins on March 12.

With so many ways to go, Chudzinski is reserving judgment. He was noncommittal when asked directly whether another quarterback change is coming.

"Some of those things are hard to say," he said. "We need to get out on the practice field. We need to get into the meetings, get into the installs and evaluate (Weeden). We're going to put the best guy on the field that gives us the best chance to win."

The offseason conditioning program begins April 1. The date will mark the first time Weeden and his teammates can spend extensive time in team headquarters, though they can't go on the field for the first two weeks of the offseason. But, because Chudzinski is a first-year head coach, he gets one more minicamp than established coaches.

Chudzinski plans on holding his veteran minicamp around April 15 -- two weeks after the conditioning program begins but more importantly 10 days before the draft. Chudzinski plans five practices in the three-day period.

"Getting all those guys in the building and seeing what they can do and being around them and really getting a chance to really evaluate them (is important)," Chudzinski said. "You can look at tape and evaluate tape, but until you're around guys, until you understand when you're asking them to do certain things and seeing how they react to that and how they react on the field and how they play ultimately is what decides how far they can go."

Weeden, Colt McCoy and Thad Lewis will be the three quarterbacks in the April minicamp unless the Browns acquire another veteran before then.

Chudzinski was asked about the possibility of trading either McCoy or Weeden -- or both -- and was noncommittal again.

"We're not going to get into any specifics on any of our guys," Chudzinski said. "We're looking to improve our team in any areas by any means of doing that."

McCoy is in the final year of his rookie contract. He is scheduled to make $2.235 million in 2013. His contract makes it more likely the Browns will cut him than trade him.